CHECKLIST
OF THE
MARINE FLORA AND FAUNA
AT
SEASIDE PARK
BRIDGEPORT , CONNECTICUT
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CHECKLIST OF FLORA |
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SCIENTIFIC NAME |
COMMON NAME |
HABITAT |
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CYANOBACTERIA |
BLUE-GREEN BACTERIA |
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Calothrix sp. |
Rock stain |
On rocks |
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CHLOROPHYTA |
GREEN ALGAE |
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Ulva intestinalis |
Hollow green weeds |
On rocks |
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Ulva lactuca |
Sea lettuce |
On rocks |
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Ulva linza |
Mini sea lettuce |
On rocks |
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Codium fragile |
Green fleece |
Washed ashore |
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Rizoclonium riparium |
Green weed |
Mummi Pond |
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PHAEOPHYTA |
BROWN ALGAE |
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Scytosiphon lomentaria |
Sausage weed |
On rocks |
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Laminaria agardhii |
Common southern kelp |
Washed ashore |
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Fucus vesiculosus |
Rockweed |
On rocks |
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Hincksia granulose |
Brown weed |
Mummi Pond |
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Petalonia fascia |
False kelp |
On rocks |
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RHODOPHYTA |
RED ALGAE |
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Chondrus crispus |
Irish moss |
On rocks |
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Polyides rotundis |
Twig weed |
Mummi Pond |
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Gracilaria tikvahiae |
Graceful red weed |
On rocks |
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ANTHOPHYTA |
FLOWERING PLANTS |
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Spartina alterniflora |
Saltmarsh cordgrass |
On sand |
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CHECKLIST OF FAUNA |
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SCIENTIFIC NAME |
COMMON NAME |
HABITAT |
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PORIFERA, DEMOSPONGIA |
SPONGES |
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Cliona celata |
Yellow sulfur sponge |
On shells |
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Halichondria bowerbanki |
Bread crumb sponge |
Under rocks |
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Microciona porifera |
Redbeard sponge |
On shells |
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CNIDARIA, HYDROZOA |
HYDROZOANS |
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Hydractinia echinata |
Snail fur |
Hermit crab shells |
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CNIDARIA, SCYPHOZOA |
JELLYFISH |
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Cyanea capitata |
Lion’s mane |
Washed ashore |
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CNIDARIA,
ANTHOZOA |
ANEMONES |
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Hydractinia echinata |
Orange striped anemone |
Under rocks |
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CTENOPHORA, TENTACULATA |
COMB JELLY |
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Pleurobrachia pileus |
Sea gooseberry |
Washed ashore |
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Mnemiopsis leidyi |
Comb jelly |
Washed ashore |
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PLATYHELMINTHES, TURBELLARIA |
FLATWORMS |
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Stylochus ellipicus |
Oyster flatworm |
Under rocks |
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Bdelloura candida |
Horseshoe crab worm |
On horseshoe crab gills |
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Austrobilharzia variglandis |
Swimmer’s itch |
Parasite in eastern mud snail |
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RHYNCHOCOELA |
RIBBONWORMS |
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Cerebratulus lacteus |
Milk worm |
In sand |
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Micrura leidyi |
Red ribbon worm |
In sand |
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MOLLUSCA, GASTROPODA |
SNAILS |
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Crepidula fornicata |
Common slipper shell |
On shells or rocks |
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Crepidula plana |
Flat slipper shell |
On shells |
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Ilyanassa obsoleta |
Eastern mud snail |
In and on sand |
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Littorina littorea |
Common periwinkle |
On rocks |
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Littorina obtusata |
Yellow periwinkle |
On rocks |
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Littorina saxatilus |
Rough periwinkle |
On rocks |
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Nassarius trivittatus |
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On sand |
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Polynices duplicatus |
Moon snail |
In sand |
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Nucella lapillus |
Atlantic dogwinkle |
On rocks |
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Urosalpinx cinerea |
Oyster drill |
Under rocks |
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Haminoea solitaria |
Solitary glassy bubble |
On rocks |
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MOLLUSCA, BIVALVIA |
BIVALVES |
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Anadara transversa |
Transverse ark |
On rocks and sand |
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Anomia simplex |
Common jingle shell |
On oysters |
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Crassostrea virginica |
Eastern oyster |
On rocks |
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Ensis directus |
Razor clam |
In sand |
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Gemma gemma |
Gem shell |
In sand |
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Geukensia demissa |
Ribbed Mussel |
In sand and grass |
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Mercenaria mecenaria |
Quahog |
In sand |
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Mya arenaria |
Long neck clam |
In sand |
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Mytilus edulis |
Blue mussel |
On rocks |
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Tellina agilis |
Dearf tellin |
In sand |
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ANNELIDA, POLYCHAETA |
SEGMENTED |
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Cirratulus grandis |
Fringed worm |
Under rocks |
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Cistenides gouldii |
Trumpet worm |
In sand |
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Diopatra cuprea |
Plumed worm |
Shelly tubes in the sand |
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Glycera |
Blood worm |
In sand |
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Glycera dibranchiata |
Blood worm |
In sand |
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Haploscoloplos robustus |
Orbiniid worm |
In sand |
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Lepidonotus squamata |
Scale worm |
Under rocks |
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Nereis pelagica |
Sand worm |
In sand |
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Nereis succinea |
Sand worm |
In sand |
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Nereis virens |
Clam worm |
In sand |
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Sabellaria vulgaris |
Sand-builder worm |
Under rocks |
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Scoloplos fragilis |
Orbiniid worm |
In sand |
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Spio setosa |
Mud worm |
In sand |
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Spirorbis sp. |
Hard tube worm |
Under rocks |
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Sthenelais boa |
Burrowing scale worm |
In sand |
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ARTHROPODA, MEROSTOMATA |
HORSESHOE CRABS |
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Limulus polyphemus |
Horseshoe crab |
On sand |
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ARTHROPODA, CIRRIPEDIA |
BARNACLES |
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Chthamalus fragilis |
Rock barnacle |
On rocks |
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Semibalanus balanoides |
Common rock barnacle |
On rocks |
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Balanus eburneus |
Ivory barnacle |
On shells |
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ARTHROPODA, MYSIDACEA |
OPPOSUM SHRIMP |
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Neomysis |
Opposum shrimp |
Intertidal pools |
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ARTHROPODA, ISOPODA |
ISOPODS |
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Chiridotea caeca |
Sand isopod |
In sand |
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ARTHROPODA, AMPHIPODA |
BEACH HOPPERS |
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Acanthohaustorius millsi |
Digger amphipod |
In sand |
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Allorchestes littoralis |
Green beach flea |
Under rocks |
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Gammarus mucronatus |
Keeled scud |
In sand |
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Gammarus oceanicus |
Tide-pool scud |
Under rocks |
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Haustorius canadensis |
Digger amphipod |
In sand |
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Neohaustorius biarticulata |
Digger amphipod |
In sand |
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ARTHROPODA, CARIDEA |
PRAWNS |
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Crangon septemspinosus |
Sand shrimp |
Intertidal pools |
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Palaemonetes vulgaris |
Common prawn |
Intertidal pools |
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Palaemonetes pugio |
Grass shrimp |
Mummi Pond |
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ARTHROPODA, ANOMURA |
HERMIT CRAB |
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Pagurus longicarpus |
Long wrist hermit crab |
Intertidal pools |
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ARTHROPODA, BRACHYURA |
CRABS |
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Cancer irroratus |
Rock crab |
Under rocks |
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Callinectes sapidus |
Blue crab |
In the breakwater |
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Carcinus maenas |
Green shore crab |
Under rocks |
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Dispanopeus sayi |
Say mud crab |
Under rocks |
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Hemigrapsus sanguineus |
Western Pacific shore crab |
Under rocks |
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Ovalipes ocellatus |
Calico (or Lady) crab |
On sand |
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Panopeus herbstii |
Atlantic mud crab |
Under rocks |
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ARTHROPODA, ASTACIDEA |
LOBSTERS |
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Homarus americanus |
American lobster |
Under rocks |
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BRYOZOA |
MOSS ANIMALS |
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Membranipora tenuis |
White lacy bryozoan |
On rocks |
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ECHINODERMATA, ASTEROIDEA |
SEA STARS |
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Asterias forbesi |
Common sea star |
Under rocks |
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ECHINODERMATA, HOLOTHUROIDEA |
SEA CUCUMBER |
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Leptosynapta tenuis |
Common synapta |
In sand |
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Sclerodactylia briareus |
Hairy sea cucumber |
Under rocks |
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HEMICHORDATA, ENTEROPNEUSTA |
ACORN WORMS |
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Saccoglossus kowalevskii |
Kowalevski’s acorn worm |
In sand |
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CHORDATA, ASCIDACEA |
SEA SQUIRTS |
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Botryllus schlosseri |
Colonial sea squirt |
Under rocks |
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CHORDATA, OSTEICHTHYES |
BONY FISH |
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Myoxocephalus aeneus |
Grubby |
Under rocks |
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Fundulus heteroclitus |
Mummichog |
Mummi Pond |
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Cyprinodon variegates |
Sheepshead Minnow |
Mummi Pond |
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Pholis gunnellus |
Rock eel |
Under rocks |
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Menidia menidia |
Atlantic silversides |
In water |
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Gobiosoma bosc |
Naked goby |
In water |
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Microgadus tomcod |
Atlantic tomcod |
In water |
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American eel |
In water |
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Pleuronectes americanus |
Winter flounder |
On sand |
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Sygnathus fuscus |
Northern pipefish |
Intertidal pools |
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Tautogolabrus adspersus |
Cunner |
Under rocks |
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CHORDATA, AVES |
BIRDS |
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Anas platyrhynchos |
Mallard |
On sand or on water |
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Anas rubripes |
Black duck |
On sand or on water |
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Branta bernida |
Brant |
On sand or on water |
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Branta canadensis |
Canada goose |
On sand |
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Casmerodius albus |
Great egret |
On sand |
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Larus argentatus |
Herring gull |
Everywhere |
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Larus atricilla |
Laughing gull |
Everywhere |
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Larus delawarensis |
Ring-billed gull |
Everywhere |
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Larus marinus |
Great black-backed gull |
Everywhere |
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Leucophoyx thula |
Snowy egret |
On sand |
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Totanus melanoleucus |
Greater yellowlegs |
On sand |
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CHORDATA, MAMMALIA |
MAMMALS |
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Homo sapiens |
Human being |
Everywhere |
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Rattus norvegicus |
Water rat |
In rocks above high water |
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GUIDES TO LONG ISLAND SOUND FLORA AND FAUNA
Van Patten, Margaret. 2006. Seaweeds of Long Island Sound.
Weiss, Howard. 1995. Marine Animals of Southern New England and
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Last updated: October 19, 2010